Tag Archives: graphic novels

New Graphic Novels

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Katy K.

AGE OF BRONZE 2 vol. Alice in Sunderland Apollo’s Song by Osamu Tezuka Blue Pills by Federik Peeters CEREBUS 16 vols. DRIFTING CLASSROOM 2 vols. FABLES VOL 2 FRANK MILLER SIN CITY 2ND ED 3 vols House of Clay by … Continue reading →

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Persepolis

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Katy K.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi There are a lot of good comic books out there. And there’s a lot of good “contemporary women’s fiction,” aka book club books out there, with enough heft to carry over an hour or so discussion. … Continue reading →

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new manga

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Katy K.

Donated from the teens (for which area it turned out to be too risque): Nana by Ai Yazawa – “The all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan!”

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Half a Life

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Katy K.

Gotham Central Vol 2: Half a Life by Greg Rucka. Illustrated by Michael Lark Renee Montoya is a detective working for Gotham’s police department. In this Eisner-award winning book, she monitors Two-Face in the aftermath of an earthquake, when his … Continue reading →

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100 books

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Katy K.

Here’s the first 100 new books for my collection, plus a couple I moved over from adult nonfiction 741, where the comic strips and books about comics will stay. Note that anyplace we’re not starting with volume 1 of something, … Continue reading →

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Not-so-new Graphic Novels

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Katy K.

For those who’ve been asking, here are some titles that are going in the new adult graphic novel collection. These are ones that we already had scattered around the library. Naturally, I thought of this today, with only a handful, … Continue reading →

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V for Vendetta

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Katy K.

I admit, I haven’t read the book. I should do that. It was really weird watching the extras, where they talked about the book without mentioning Alan Moore at all. Also, I’m feeling pretty certain that everyone here has already … Continue reading →

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Library Mascot Cage Match

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Katy K.

Library Mascot Cage Match: an Unshelved Collection by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum Unshelved is a library comic strip, featuring the librarians of Mallville going about their daily work. My internet librarian likes to post strips at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Castle Waiting

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Katy K.

Did I mention that I like fairy tales? Particularly feminist fairy tales? Castle Waiting by Linda Medley This graphic novel (recently available in a one-volume hardcover) starts by retelling the story of Sleeping Beauty. The young princess veers from the … Continue reading →

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Fluff

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Katy K.

So the book I reviewed yesterday made me so very angry that I was in desperate need of some lighter fare. The Knitting Goddess by Deborah Bergman This book, a kitchen-witchy book of the first order, was a birthday gift. … Continue reading →

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